Picture Quality / Size Options (7.0)
With 7.1 megapixels on its 1/2.5-inch CCD, the Nikon Coolpix S500 has plenty of resolution to safely print 8 x 10-inch pictures and perhaps even a bit larger. The camera offers the following image sizes in its shooting menu: 3072 x 2304, 2592 x 1944, 2048 x 1536, 1024 x 768, 640 x 480, and 3072 x 1728 (16:9). The latter option shoots widescreen images, a popular choice for users who like to display their slide shows on the big screen. In the playback mode, images can be duplicated and downsized to 640 x 480, 320 x 240, and 160 x 120 pixels. This makes it easier to transfer images straight to a blog or email.
Picture Effects Mode (6.25)
There are five color modes in the shooting mode menu: Standard, Vivid, Black-and-white, Sepia, and Cyanotype. Each comes with a live view in the background of the menu. These options aren’t anything special or elaborate, and are on the skimpy end of picture effects offered on recent digital cameras, but are better than nothing.
